What's the deal with the "report" button?

[Daddy454]

How exactly does this thing work?Sometimes I see the little button green,sometimes not.Sometimes mine,as well as others in a thread are green,and some are not.Mine isn't always green,but only in certain threads.What's this button do?

 

[mtwaterguy]

When it's green it means the poster is online.

 

[pattenp]

The report button is for reporting improper post such as spam. When you click report it opens a window for you to type in what the issue is.

 

[Daddy454]

When it's green it means the poster is online.

Ahh....good to know.So then when I see mine it IS always green.Actually,I guess when I'm browsing w/o logging in it wouldn't be green?

 

[Daddy454]

The report button is for reporting improper post such as spam. When you click report it opens a window for you to type in what the issue is.

I see.So I assume it then goes to one/all of the mods.

 

[SMKS]

The "Report" button and the green light are unrelated.

As others have said, the green light means the member is online. The report button is for reporting posts that break forum rules (insults/political/etc.).

 

[Daddy454]

The "Report" button and the green light are unrelated.

As others have said, the green light means the member is online. The report button is for reporting posts that break forum rules (insults/political/etc.).

Thanks man.I get it now.Was mostly curious as to why it was sometimes green and sometimes not.Thought maybe it was someone that was being watched for some reason.

 

[HOTFR8]

The "Report" button and the green light are unrelated.

As others have said, the green light means the member is online. The report button is for reporting posts that break forum rules (insults/political/etc.).

This is correct. All reported posts in this topic have been deleted.